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E. L. MoOLAIN. HARNESS SADDLE.

No. 332,099. Patented Dec. 8, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD L. MGOLAI'N, OF GREENFIELD, OHIO.

HARNESS-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 332,099, dated December8, 1885,

Application filed August 9, 1884.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD L. MoOLAIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Greenfield, in the county of Highland and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness-Saddles, ofwhichthe following is a specification, reference be- I jockey. Fig. is asection across the tree,

skirt, back-band, and pad along the line n n of Fig. 9, also showingthejockey in edge view. Fig. 11 is an edge view, and Fig. 12 a sideview,of the back-band, its loop, the skirt, and the tug-loop.

In these drawings, the numeral 1 designates the saddle-tree; '2,theskirt; 3, the backhand; 7, the metallic jockey, and 14 the pad. Theskirt 2 and the back-band 3 are each provided with perforations for thepassage of pins, lugs, or projections 4, by which the saddle-tree,skirt, back-band, and jockey are connected.

The pins or studs 4 may be formed on or attached either to the tree 1 orto the jockey 7, and are arranged to engage openings or recesses 5 iuthe opposite part. These recesses 'or openings 5 are formed in bosses 6on the upper side of the saddletree or jockey, as the case may be. Iprefer, however, to form the pins, studs, or projections 4 on the upperside of the saddle-tree 1, and engage them in bosses 6 on the upper sideof the jockey 7, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3.. When arranged inthis way, the bosses 6 will be closed at the top, thereby excluding rainor moisture. This construction also permits the metallic jockey-platebeing made comparatively thin, thereby obtaining the advantage oflightness and reduced cost of manufacture.

In Fig. 2 the pin, stud, or projection 4 is shown integral with thesaddle-tree, while in Fig. 3 the stud4 is riveted in and to the tree.Fig. 4 shows the stud 4 cast in common with the jockey and engaged withthe back-band and skirt and also with a hole in the saddletree. Asimilar arrangement is shown in Fig. 5, except that a wrought-iron pinor stud,

Serial No.140,075. (No mollelJ 4, is riveted 'to the jockey. Figs. 6 and7 show the stud 4 cast on the jockey and the boss 6 formed on the upperside of the saddletree.. In. Fig. 6 the boss 6 extends through the skirt2 and back-band 3, while in Fig. 7 it extends through the skirt only.Each treeplate is provided with a pocket, 12, for reception of theterret nut or burr, said pocket being partly covered by araised bridge,10, having an opening, 11, for the passage of the terretshank. When theterret 17 is secured to the tree, it clamps the metallic jockey 7 to thetree 1, and the interlocking studs 4 and bosses 6 prevent any side orendwise displacement. By punching holes through the skirt and back-bandof the proper size and in theproper places the studs 4 may be passedthrough and interlocked with the bosses 6, and when the terret issecured in place the skirt and backhand are firmly held between thejockey and the tree, and the pull upon the skirt or back-band comes uponthe said studs or pro jections.

It is obvious that theinterlocking studs and the corresponding openingsfor their reception may be placed at any desired points. Fig. 8 and theright half of Fig. 1 show two such studs in the longitudinal linethrough the terret-hole 11, and adapted to receive and secureboth theskirt and the back-band.

In the left half of Fig. 1, in order to illustrate how the skirt may besecured near its edges by means of such studs, the tree 1 is shown insection along the line as 3/ of Figs. 9

and 10, the View being in the direction indii cated by the arrows r andr, adjacent to said figures; but the back-band 3 is shown in sectionthrough the middle, thus showing the holes for the studs,which passthrough it, and the jockey7 is shown in section along theline s s ofFigs. 9 and 10, and just beyond the middle row of bosses, 6, while theskirt 2 is shown up to the point a only, Fig. 1, and in section, itsposition, however, being the vacant space between the tree andback-band. The skirt 2 may be permanently stitched along its edges at 8to the pad 14, and the middle of the skirt is split down from the upperend to the lower end of the tree, as shown by the line a b, Figs. 8 and9. By turning the skirt outward from the split a b the tree-plate 1 maybe inserted at the upper end and slipped down into place.

Where there isno bridge on the tree-plate,

and where there are interlocking lugs in the center of the tree only,then a hole, 11, is punched out of the center of the skirt for theterret-screw, as shown in Fig. 9, and holes are punched for the bosses 6or the pins 4, as the case may be. Where there is a raised bridge, as 10in Figs. 1 and 8, a hole must be cut away large enough to fit over thebridge. Since number of holes in the upper end of the backband it can befastened at different places to the studs or pins 4, between thetree-plate and jockey, thus allowing the said back-band to be lengthenedor shortened, as desired. On the right hand in Fig. 1 the backband 3 isshown let out and as held by the lower pin, 4, passing through the upperhole in said band.

For the purpose of changing the length of the back-band,any desirednumber of studs or pins 4 may be located along the center of the jockeyortree; hence, as shown in- Figs. 11 and 12, the buckle at the horsesside may, in some instances, be dispensed with and the shaft or tug-loop9 be made in common with the backhand, and all the adjustment of thelength be made at the saddle.

In Figs. 11 and 12, c d is the place where the shaft-loop 9 is usuallybuckled to the backband 3, and 13 is a loop through which a roundedportion of the back-band passes.

It will be seen that the skirt and back-band are both capable ofadjustment with relation to the tree and jockey, while the back-band canbe adjusted in length, either at its place of attachment to the saddleor by means of a buckle at the horses side.

The formation of the skirts with central longitudinal slits facilitatestheir attachment to-the saddle-tree, and when the jockeys and terretsarein position the parts are firmly connected in such a manner as to avoidany liability of accidental displacement. The parts can, however, bereadily detached for adjustment or for changes in trimmings.

By arranging the connecting studs or pins so as to'engage bosses ontheupper side of the jockey a neat ornamental finish is secured, the partsare more firmly braced than usual, and the access of moisture to theinterior of the saddle is effectually prevented.

I am aware that it is not new to connect the tree and jockey by means ofpins or screws or lugs on one part engaging openings in the other, or toadj ustably secure the skirts and straps by such means; but this I donot claim, broadly.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. The combination, with a saddle-treeand a metallic jockey, one of which is provided on its upper side withrecessed bosses, of a skirt and a back-band adjustably located betweensaid tree and jockey, and pins or studs passed through said skirt andbackhand and engaged in said bosses, substantially as de scribed.

2. The combination of asaddle-treehavirrg studs projecting from itsupper side, ajocke-y provided on its upper side with recessed boss esfor receiving said studs, and a skirt and back-band located between saidtree and jockey, and provided with perforations for the passage of saidstuds, substantially as described. I

3. The combination,,with a harnesssaddle tree and .its pad, of skirtspermanently attached near their edges to the pad and split down themiddle,and cut out to accommodate the tree and its trimmings andfacilitate attachment to the tree-plate, substantiallyas described.

4. The combination of the saddle-tree 1,the

jockey 7, pad 14, skirts 2, stitched to said pad and passed between thetree and jockey, the back-band 3, and tug-loop 9, made in common,

skirts, and jockey to the saddle-tree, substantially as described. V

5. The combination, with the saddle-tree 1 and thejockey 7, one of whichis providedon its upper side with recessed bosses 6, of the back-band3,and thesplit skirts 2, located between said jockey and tree, and thepins or studs 4, passed through said skirts and backbands and engaged insaid bosses, substantially as described.

EDWARD L. MOCLAIN.

Witnesses:

W. A. ANDERSON,

A. M. MAOKERLEY.

0 and the pins 4, connecting said back band, I

